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How to Fight Sugar Cravings during Pregnancy

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Guest Post by Melissa Davila BS, Dietetic Intern

Craving sugar? You’re not alone.

It’s common to have cravings when you’re pregnant, but not all cravings are good for you and your baby.  Sugar cravings happen, but if you’re prepared, you can avoid giving in to junk food your body might be screaming for!  A healthy, balanced diet during pregnancy is essential to support optimal growth and development of the fetus and the physiological changes that occur in the mother.

5 Tips to Fight Sugar Cravings

 

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Eat OftenEating often can help you curb sugar cravings.

This will help avoid drops in your blood sugar that trigger food cravings.  Try eating snacks in between meals and do not go more than 3-4 hours without eating something.

Add protein to meals and snacks

Adding cheese to meals and snacks can help you curb sugar cravings.

Protein helps balance your blood sugar. It also helps your body and your baby’s body grow and develop. Protein is especially important for building new muscle and it plays a role in your increasing blood supply.

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Eat a Variety of Foods

Incorporating foods from all food groups– fruit, vegetables, dairy, protein and grains– will help you have a balanced diet. A balanced diet means there’s a good chance you’re getting all the nutrition for mom and baby.

Eating fruits and veggies can help you prevent sugar cravings!

Increase your Fiber Intake

Flax seeds provide fiber and omega-3 fat. Read more about stopping sugar cravings here:It will help you feel full and also helps with constipation. Easy ways to increase your fiber include: eat at least 5 fruits and veggies each day, add chia or flax seeds to your smoothie or cereal and choose whole grain breads, cereals and pastas.

Eat Fruit Instead of Sweets

This is a much healthier option than eating cookies and candy, and it will help you avoid eating too much sugar. Keeping raisins or other dried fruit with you will make it easy to pop a few when needed for an energy boost.

Give in to Tiny Portions of Sweets

Sometimes you really do need a little chocolate!Sometimes you just have to have that chocolate! (You can read about the health benefits in my post here.) The key is to watch the portion size; keep it to less than an ounce at a time. You can do that by using Hershey’s kisses or only having 1 or 2 squares of a chocolate bar. Eat it slowly and savor the flavor!

 

Snack ideas to Curb your Sugar Cravings:

▪ Apple and string cheese

▪ Greek yogurt with berries

▪ Trail mix with Cheerios, raisins, dark chocolate and nuts

▪ Smoothies with fruit, vegetables and nut butter

▪ Banana with peanut butter

 

References:

Forbes, L. E., Graham, J. E., Berglund, C., & Bell, R. C. (2018). Dietary change during

pregnancy and Women’s reasons for change. Nutrients, 10(8), 1032.

doi:http://dx.doi.org.prx-keiser.lirn.net/10.3390/nu10081032

 

Orloff, N. C., & Hormes, J. M. (2014). Pickles and ice cream! Food cravings in

pregnancy: hypotheses, preliminary evidence, and directions for future

research. Frontiers in psychology, 5, 1076. doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2014.01076

 

Melissa Davila is a dietetic intern with Keiser University.

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